Report on the Selection of Eligible Countries for Fiscal Year 2026

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC FR 25-10] AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This report is provided in accordance with the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended. The report is set forth in full below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Report on the Selection of Eligible Countries for Fiscal Year 2026. Summary This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (the Act) ( 22 U.S.C. 7707(d)(1) ). The Act authorizes the provision of assistance under section 605 of the Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7704 ) to countries that enter into compacts with the United States to support policies and programs that advance the progress of such countries in achieving lasting economic growth and are in furtherance of the Act. The Act requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to determine the countries that will be eligible to receive assistance for the fiscal year, based on their demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investing in their people, as well as on the opportunity to reduce poverty through economic growth and invest in shared prosperity. The Act also requires the submission of reports to appropriate congressional committees and the publication of notices in the Federal Register that identify, among other things: 1. The countries that are “candidate countries” for assistance for fiscal year (FY) 2026 based on their per-capita income leve…